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Great tool for recording CD/DVD images

ImgBurn is an ultra-lightweight CD/DVD/HD/DVD and Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit.

Image burning is one of the fastest and most efficient ways to save large amounts of data to DVD or CD, because they allow users to download high volumes of data in a relatively small file. What's more, it's instantly ready for DVD or disk burning.

ImgBurn has several 'Modes', with each one performing a different task. These include Read, which reads a disc to an image file; Build, which creates an image file from files on your computer or network; Write, which writes an image file to a disc; and Verify, which checks whether a disk is 100% readable.

With this last option, you can also ensure that the data is correct by asking ImgBurn to compare your disk against an image file. Finally, ImgBurn also includes Discovery, which puts your drive to the test to find just what kind of speeds and disk types it can support.

Bear in mind that if you are experiencing any burning problems, it may be that your drive is not fast enough to handle the settings you have configured in ImgBurn. or that you are using the wrong kind of disks.

ImgBurn is a very lightweight and powerful image burner that requires little experience but will ensure all your images are burned in a flash.

Recent changes

Added: Additional info (service name and driver version for hard disk controllers) to the 'Family Tree' text.

Added: New log entry (when burning DVD-RAM/HD DVD-RAM/BD-RE) showing the current state of the 'Hardware Defect Management' feature on the drive. When active, the drive would 'normally' take longer to burn a disc due to the automatic 'verify after write' process.

Added: Option to use the system default language. When an exact match cannot be found (i.e. the correct translation file is missing from the Languages folder), the program will attempt a partial match.

Added: Ability to perform LiteOn's SmartErase functions.

Added: Show 'MID' in the 'Disc Information' section of the text on the right - easier to find and always available under the same heading.

Changed: When the drive fails to read a block of sectors in Read/Verify mode, the program will now log the error it returned before attempting to read them one by one (so the original error message doesn't go unreported).

Changed: Reverted to using original/basic messagebox for overburn question when in Build/Discovery modes.

Changed: Split the DVD/HD DVD/BD Video reading of various files to obtain a volume label into their own options rather than them all using a single one in the DVD Video section.

Fixed: Potential false positive in code that detects BCD within the RAW TOC returned from a CD.

Fixed: When reading from an 'Advanced Format' drive with 4k (physical AND logical) sectors, the program could pop up an error (invalid parameter?) at the end of a burn/verify operation. Clicking 'Retry' would allow it to complete successfully though.

ImgBurn supports the following formats

BIN, NRG, ISO, CDI, CDR, DVD, GCM, GI, IMG, LST, MDS, PDI, UDI

Pros

Very lightweight

Easy to use

Performs drive analysis

Very quick

Cons

Does not support all drives

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ImgBurn can write most types of CD / DVD images and it supports all the latest writers (including booktype / bitsetting on many of the major ones - i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, NEC, Plextor, Sony). You can even use ImgBurn to erase / format your rewritable media!

ImgBurn will try its very best to burn your DVD-Video double layer images using the layer break you've specified in the IFO files, but it can also calculate the best place for you. Advanced functionality can be found in context menus that appear when you right click on various bits of the user interface.

Laws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of these laws.

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